Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jeycob and Aidan
In 20 boys, Jeycob found its level. 50 years earlier, Aidan occupied that same statistical address.
2012–2025
Jeycob
Peak year
2024
Peak births
30
Latest count
20
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1936–2025
Aidan
Peak year
2003
Peak births
10,067
Latest count
1,043
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 20 boys, Jeycob found its level. 50 years earlier, Aidan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.